Matching Pairs Animals idiomsOnline version Animals idioms vocabulary. by Rodrigo Antonio de Jesús Villegas Gallardo 1 Have a whale of a time 2 Bear with a sore paw 3 Hen pecked 4 You can't teach an old dog new tricks 5 Dog tired 6 Crocodile tears 7 A fly in the ointment 8 A bee in your bonnet 9 Cold turkey 10 Don't count your chickens before they hatch 11 To rat on somebody Husband who is nagged at by his wife. One big problem in an otherwise faultless plan. False tears to give impression of sadness. Don't presume anything until it is certain. Someone in a bad mood. Someone who is too accustomed to old habits won't want to change. Be angry, resentful about a certain issue. Period of time without something you are addicted to. Tell a person in authority about the bad behaviour of another person. Have an exciting, interesting time. Enjoy oneself enormously. Extremely tired.